Fancybox
A library of JavaScript UI components that includes the best lightbox - Fancybox, the powerful Carousel, and the convenient Panzoom. observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
84/100
- Activity 79
- Release rhythm 81
- Longevity 100
Flags: no_license
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-02. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: 3
- age_days: 1917
- days_rel: 126
- days_push: 126
- n_releases_24m: 50
Adoption not part of the score
1081 stars · 106 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-29, confidence not recorded
Fancybox is a JavaScript lightbox library for displaying images, videos, and other HTML content in an overlay, with touch support, responsiveness, and gallery features. The original jQuery-based repository is archived and development has moved to the fancyapps/ui project, which offers a commercial dual-license (GPLv3 or paid).
Use cases
- display images in a lightbox on my website
- create an image gallery with zoom and thumbnails
- show videos in a modal overlay
- open inline HTML content in a popup
- add a touch-friendly swipeable gallery to a mobile site
- replace jQuery lightbox with a modern alternative
When to choose
- you need a polished, feature-rich lightbox with images, video, and iframe support out of the box
- your project can comply with GPLv3 or you can purchase a commercial license
- you want touch gestures, responsive layout, and gallery features without building it yourself
When to avoid
- you need a permissively licensed (MIT/Apache) library for commercial use without paying
- you want a dependency-free vanilla JS solution and the jQuery version is archived
- you only need a simple modal dialog rather than a media lightbox
Facets
library · maturity maintenance
ui-components image-processing video-processing web-development frontend browser lightbox jquery gallery modal touch-enabled responsive dual-licensed archived-repo javascript nodejs
4 sources
- readme: https://github.com/fancyapps/ui · fetched 2026-08-28 · 973f7f992d39
- homepage: https://fancyapps.com/ · fetched 2026-08-29 · b1a4bc9b5b6d
- site_page: https://fancyapps.com/resources/releases · fetched 2026-08-29 · cf9dd45bac63
- site_page: https://fancyapps.com/pricing · fetched 2026-08-29 · 4126855604ca
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| fancyapps/ui | main | 84 |
| fancyapps/fancybox | mirror | 10 |
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